recipes

250 g butter
450 g cake (plain) flour
450 g sugar
15 ml mixed spice*
20 ml ground ginger
5 ml ground cinnamon
2 eggs
15 ml milk
30 ml golden syrup
10 bicarbonate of soda

Prehaeat oven to 140 °C and lightly grease three baking sheets.  In a large bowl rub the butter into the flour, then add the sugar and spices.  In a separate bowl whisk the eggs, milk, golden syrup and bicarbonate of soda together.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and knead until well combined.  Roll the mixture into balls the size of walnuts and place on the prepared baking sheets.  Predd each ball down with your thumb and bake for 40 minutes until crisp and golden.  Cool on a wire rack.

Makes 50 – 60 biscuits.

* Add an extra 5 ml mixed spices and omit ginger to change the flavour of the biscuits.